2025 World Tennis League

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2025 World Tennis League
Date17–20 December 2025
Edition4th
Draw4 teams
Surface Hard
Location Bengaluru, India
VenueSM Krishna Tennis Stadium
Champions
Kites
(Kyrgios, Kostyuk, Suresh, Raina)
  2024  ·
·  2026  

The 2025 World Tennis League will be a non-ATP/WTA-affiliated exhibition mixed-gender team tennis tournament. It will be the fourth edition of the World Tennis League. The event will be held for the first time in India, at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru on hard court from 17 until 20 December 2025. [1]

Contents

Team Kites, composed of Nick Kyrgios, Marta Kostyuk, Dhakshineswar Suresh and Ankita Raina, won the title, defeating Team Eagles (Gaël Monfils, Paula Badosa, Sumit Nagal and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty) in the final, 22–19.

Format

The teams play each other in a round-robin format. Each ties consistes of four sets: one men's singles, one women's singles, and two doubles sets, which may include men's doubles, women's doubles, or mixed doubles, as determined by the team that wins the coin toss. They get one point for each game they win in a tie. If the team that wins the fourth set is leading the tie, the tie will be over. If the team that win the fourth set will be trailing in the match, the match goes to overtime. If the leading team win one game in overtime, it win the match tie. If the overall game score becomes equal, a first to 10 'super shoot-out tiebreak will be played, which will be worth one game point plus two bonus points.

Following the round-robin phase, the top two teams face off in the final on 20 December 2025. [2]

Teams and players

16 players were drawn into four teams (Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Kites). [2] [3]

Men #1RankWomen #1RankMen #2Women #2
Eagles Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 68 Flag of Spain.svg Paula Badosa 25 Flag of India.svg Sumit Nagal Flag of India.svg Shrivalli Bhamidipaty
Falcons Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 13 Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette 55 Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna Flag of India.svg Sahaja Yamalapalli
Hawks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 23 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 14 Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri Flag of India.svg Maaya Rajeshwaran
Kites Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kyrgios 673 Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk 26 Flag of India.svg Dhakshineswar Suresh Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina

Results

17 December 2025: Hawks def. Kites 25–21
EventHawksKitesScoreTotal
Women's doubles Flag of India.svg M Rajeshwaran / Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina Flag of Ukraine.svg M Kostyuk / Flag of India.svg A Raina 7–57–5
Women's singles Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk 7–514–10
Men's doubles Flag of India.svg Y Bhambri / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Shapovalov Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios / Flag of India.svg D Suresh 4–618–16
Men's singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov Flag of India.svg Dhakshineswar Suresh 7–525–21
17 December 2025: Eagles def. Falcons 18–16
EventEaglesFalconsScoreTotal
Women's singles Flag of Spain.svg Paula Badosa Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette 4–64–6
Mixed doubles Flag of Spain.svg P Badosa / Flag of India.svg S Nagal Flag of Poland.svg M Linette / Flag of India.svg R Bopanna 6–110–7
Men's doubles Flag of France.svg G Monfils / Flag of India.svg S Nagal Flag of India.svg R Bopanna / Flag of Russia.svg D Medvedev 2–612–13
Men's singles Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 6–318–16
18 December 2025: Eagles def. Kites 25–13
EventEaglesKitesScoreTotal
Women's singles Flag of Spain.svg Paula Badosa Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk 6–16–1
Mixed doubles Flag of Spain.svg P Badosa / Flag of France.svg G Monfils Flag of Ukraine.svg M Kostyuk / Flag of India.svg D Suresh 6–312–4
Men's doubles Flag of France.svg G Monfils / Flag of India.svg S Nagal Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios / Flag of India.svg D Suresh 6–318–7
Men's singles Flag of India.svg Sumit Nagal Flag of India.svg Dhakshineswar Suresh 7–625–13
18 December 2025: Falcons def. Hawks 20–16
EventFalconsHawksScoreTotal
Women's singles Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 2–62–6
Mixed doubles Flag of Poland.svg M Linette / Flag of India.svg R Bopanna Flag of India.svg M Rajeshwaran / Flag of India.svg Y Bhambri 6–38–9
Men's doubles Flag of India.svg R Bopanna / Flag of Russia.svg D Medvedev Flag of India.svg Y Bhambri / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Shapovalov 6–314–12
Men's singles Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 6–420–16
19 December 2025: Eagles def. Hawks 22–12
EventEaglesHawksScoreTotal
Mixed doubles Flag of India.svg S Bhamidipaty / Flag of France.svg G Monfils Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina / Flag of India.svg Y Bhambri 4–64–6
Men's singles Flag of India.svg Sumit Nagal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 6–110–7
Women's singles Flag of India.svg Shrivalli Bhamidipaty Flag of India.svg Maaya Rajeshwaran 6–216–9
Women's doubles Flag of Spain.svg P Badosa / Flag of India.svg S Bhamidipaty Flag of India.svg M Rajeshwaran / Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 6–322–12
19 December 2025: Kites def. Falcons 24–19
EventKitesFalconsScoreTotal
Women's singles Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette 6–46–4
Mixed doubles Flag of Ukraine.svg M Kostyuk / Flag of India.svg D Suresh Flag of India.svg S Yamalapalli / Flag of India.svg R Bopanna 6–412–8
Men's doubles Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios / Flag of India.svg D Suresh Flag of India.svg R Bopanna / Flag of Russia.svg D Medvedev 6–718–15
Men's singles Flag of India.svg Dhakshineswar Suresh Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 6–424–19

Standings

A team received 2 bonus points for each super shoot-out tiebreak won. The top two teams qualified for the final.

RankTeamTiesGamesBonus
points
Points
total
1Eagles3–065–41065
2Kites1–258–69058
3Falcons1–255–58055
4Hawks1–253–63053

Final

20 December 2025: Kites def. Eagles 22–19
EventKitesEaglesScoreTotal
Women's singles Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk Flag of India.svg Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 6–46–4
Mixed doubles Flag of Ukraine.svg M Kostyuk / Flag of India.svg D Suresh Flag of India.svg S Bhamidipaty / Flag of France.svg G Monfils 3–69–10
Men's doubles Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Kyrgios / Flag of India.svg D Suresh Flag of France.svg G Monfils / Flag of India.svg S Nagal 6–315–13
Men's singles Flag of India.svg Dhakshineswar Suresh Flag of India.svg Sumit Nagal 7–622–19

References

  1. "World Tennis League switches from UAE to India; Elena Rybakina & Nick Kyrgios to play". tennisworldusa.org. 19 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Teams confirmed for World Tennis League: Find out fate of draw for Medvedev, Kyrgios, Svitolina, Monfils". tennisuptodate.com. 24 November 2025.
  3. "World Tennis League reveals franchise lineups ahead of first India edition in Bengaluru". The Economic Times. 25 November 2025.